Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Riemannian GeometryISBN13:9780691023533ISBN10:0691023530Author:Eisenhart, Luther Pfahler (Author)Description:In His Classic Work Of Geometry, Euclid Focused On The Properties Of Flat Surfaces In The Age Of Exploration, Mapmakers Such As Mercator Had To Concern Themselves With The Properties Of Spherical Surfaces The Study Of Curved Surfaces, Or Non-Euclidean Geometry, Flowered In The Late Nineteenth Century, As Mathematicians Such As Riemann Increasingly Questioned Euclid’s Parallel Postulate, And By Relaxing This Constraint Derived A Wealth Of New Results These Seemingly Abstract Properties Found Immediate Application In Physics Upon Einstein’s Introduction Of The General Theory Of Relativity In This Book, Eisenhart Succinctly Surveys The Key Concepts Of Riemannian Geometry, Addressing Mathematicians And Theoretical Physicists Alike In His Classic Work Of Geometry, Euclid Focused On The Properties Of Flat Surfaces The Study Of Curved Surfaces, Or Non-Euclidean Geometry, Flowered In The Late 19Th Century, Thanks To Mathematicians Such As Riemann In This Book, Luther Eisenhart Succinctly Surveys The Key Concepts Of Riemannian Geometry, Addressing Mathematicians And Theoretical Physicists Alike Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:PRINCETON UNIV PRPublication Date:1997-11-02Weight:0.97 lbsDimensions:0.77” H x 8.91” L x 5.92” WNumber of Pages:320Language:English